The New York Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1847, Page 2

THE FALL BUSINESS. ARRIVAL OF STRANGERS. - As the business season is¢ommencing, and as our city is beginning to be thronged with mer- chants from al! parts of the country in quest of goods, we shall re-commence to-day a daily list of the agrivals at the principal hotels, and con- tinue to do so until the fall trade shall be over. This will be a great help to our city merchants, and will enable them to ascertain at a glance at what house their ri customers may stop. We shall take evemy pains to have these lists as correct as possible, and will for that purpose have the names copied directly from the hotel registers. Our city merchants expect to ao a better business than they have done for a number of years past. é We shall aid them as far as we can. Foreign News. The French steamer Missouri is now in her sixteenth, and the Cunard steamer Cambria isin her twelfth day. We may expect to receive news by either at any moment. ‘The Thirtieth Congress. Weegive in another column the names of the members of the next Congress, so far as known. ‘We shall add to this list as the results of the se- veral elections come in, until it is tull and com- plete. It will be seen that the whigs have the best chance for a majority in the House of Re- presentatives. Visits ro rue Warerinc Piaces.—The wan- dering dispositions by which the people of Ame- rica are characterised, was never more active than it is at the present time. Every railroad car, steamboat, omnibus and stage is crowded; and wherever you go piles of trunks, carpet- bags, valises and band-boxes meet you. It is almost impossible to get a bed in some places, while a room to a single person is out of the question. The landlords are delighted, and are as good humored as possible; mine host here and mine host there are amazed at the amounts they are amassing, and- while they cozily count and deposit each day’s gains, they feel happy and contented with themselves and the whole world. It is an undeniable fact that the more prosper- ous a people are, the more money they willspend in amusing themselves, and as summer touring is the most prominent amusement of our repub- licans, it follows that in prosperous times there will be more travelling than when the reverse is the case. Applying this rule, then, to the year 1847, and it follows that we are more prosperous than we ever were, because there is more travel- ling than there ever was known before, after making due allowance for the increase of popu- lation. The watering places, of course, secure a great many of the travellers. At Saratoga it is com- puted there are some five thousand strangers; and so full are the hotels, that many of them are obliged to, lodge out in nice comfortable cot- tages, scores of those who sit at their ta- bles. Niagara is crowded, so are Cape May and Nahant, although the sea ser- pent has not made his appearance at either of those pointsthis summer. That great speci- men of the genus s ‘rpent,has a curious way with him. Whenever visiters are scarce, and land- lords of course not in the best of humor, his snakeship is sure to make his appearance, and ifadoubt is raised on the subject by any who have heard ,tough snake stories before, the fact is sworn to before a “‘respectable justice of the peace,” by a dozen or more “ highly respectable and credible witnesses,” who saw his snakeship on the surface of the water sunning himself, and that his appearance resembles more a long string of barrels than anything else they could compare ittoo. These deponents have been remarkably silent this year, and it arises, no doubt, from the fact that Nahant is full of visit The sea serpent knows more than he gets credit for. The watering places in Jersey, Long Branch, Keyport, &c., &c., are receiving their share of travellers and their money,while New Brighton, Fort Hamilton, lake Mahopac, &c., have no rea- son to complain of want of patronage. We have taken a great deal of pains to portray in the columns of the Herald, the scenes and events that daily and hourly occur at the water- ing places. Our correspondence has been more voluminous than it was at any othertime, and we believe that life there has been richer than ever too. TRAVELLING oN Lona Ist.anp Sounp.—Persons not informed on the subject, cannot have an ade- quate conception of the immense amount of tra- vel that daily takes place between the city of New York and the Eastern States, particularly Massachusetts. Every boat which leaves and arrives at this city, contains from two to three hundred, and sometimes four hundred, passen- gers. There isno more pleasant place to spend a few days in the warm weather than New Eng- land. To the citizens of New York it offers pe- culiar attractions, as they have opportunities of seeing the innumerable ories and mills of every kind, for which it is so distinguished. They will hear the busy hum of industry from sunrise to sunset, and see every man, woman, and youth, employed in some way or other. If they are inquisitive, ghey can be initiated into the art and mystery of wooden nutmeg manufacture—and see other cu- rious things that are constantly turned out for the use and comfort of the people of the whole world. New England contains many places dear to the patriot and freeman. Faneuil Hall and Bunker Hill, Concotd, Lexington, Dor- chester Heights, in and adjacent to the city of Boston, are well worth visiting for the associa- tions which connect them with our great revo- lutionary struggle. The means of reaching New England are am- ple and cheap. There are four different lines of railroads, connected with this city by steam- boat, to Boston. We will give a summary of them for the information of the public. The first is the new route via Fall River; on this route are two splendid steamboats, the Mas- sachueetts, Captain Brown, and the Bay State, Captain Comstock, which leave here daily at five o’clock, P. M. this route you can sleep till half past three or four o’clock in the morn- ing, and have but forty miles of railroad. The charge is four dollars—meals extra. 5 The next is the Stonington line, consisting of the Oregon, Captain Thayer, and the C. Vander- bilt, Captain Potter, which leave here at six o'clock, P. M. Travellers can sleep till twelve or one o’clock, and will have ninety miles of rail- road. Charge the same as by the Fall River line, The next is the Norwich line, consisting of the steamer Worcester, Captain Williams, and the Knickerbocker, Captain Van Pelt, which leave here at five P. M. Travellers can sleep till twelve or one, and will have one hundred and four miles of railroad. Fare four dollars. The next is the New Haven line, embracing the steamers Traveller, Captain Brown, and the Hero, leaving here at six, A. M,, and through during the day. By this route there are one hundred and fifty miles of railroad. On the morning line the fare is five dollare—meals extrug There is a new boat building for the Fall River line, to take the place of the Massachusetts. She is equal to the Bay State in splendor and strength. All of thece boato are utrong and substantial - ihe eaptainy apo gentlemanly wud obliging, ond the waiters polite and civil. On the railroads travellers will meet with nothing to displease them. They will receive every attention from the conductors and others employed. Such are the facilities for reaching New Eng- land. We recommend all who intend taking @ summer tour for pleasure cnd for health to jump on board any of these boats, and pay a visit to the enterprising States of New England. Frencn Seamer Par.apecruta.—This elegant steamer left her dock yesterday morning at @ quarter to nine o’clock, after having run up at the foretop the American flag with two tri- color flags, the emblem of her nation. The departure which had been announced for eight o’clock, was delayed three quarters of an hour by a slight accident to one of her cables. ‘After having slowly proceeded down the East river to the Battery, which was crowded with numerous spectators curious to see her, she fired a parting salute of four guns to the empire city, and then headed under full steam to the Quarantine; where, after a short stoppage, she went tosea. She passed the Narrows at half past eleven o’clock. The Philadelphia carried a very large mail, nearly 20,000 letters and newspapers, including a large number of the French Herald for Eu- rope. These will most probably arrive in France in advance of the mail of the Hibernia, which is to leave Boston thisnoon. There were thirty- nine passengers—thirty-five in the first cabin, and four in the steerage. The cargo of the Phi- ladelphia is composed principally of cocoa and whalebone. Captain Besson hopes to reach Cherbourg in thirteen days. We wish him a speedy trip and a quick return to our shores. Sreamsup Unrrep Stares.—This magnificent vessel, the first of the new New Orleans line, pro- jected by Chas. H. Marshall, Esq., and others, will be launched some day this week. We recommend all who wish to see what our American mechanics are capable of doing, to in- spect this splendid structure, while she is on the ways, and before she goes in the water. There will be no difficulty in getting on board of her, as there is a staging by which all who wish to see her interior construction, can doso. The builders and owners are delighted with her, and will take pleasure in giving every facility to per- sons desirous of visiting her. We shall announce the day on which she will be launched as soon as i Panx Tueatne.—Bellini’s opera, “La Sonnambu- la,’’ will be performed this evening for the benefit of Mr. Frazer ; and alsojthespetite oomedy, “Kiss in the Dark.” There is every probability that the audience on the occasion will be as large as any yet. Mr. Frazer deserves a substantial token of estimation from the public, and he will doubtless receive it. Bowsary Turatae.—The patrons of the Bowery thea- tre will prepare themselves for the reception of Mrs. Shaw, who enters upon an engagement at that establish- ment this evening She will make her first appearance as Margaret Elimore, in “ Love’s Sacrifice’ character in which she is deservedly eminent. The nautical dra- ma, “Inchoape Bell,” or the Recluse and the Rover, forms the after-piece. Go early, if you wish to gets neat in the Bowery this evening. Patmo’s Orrna Hovse.—The celebrated Ravel Fami- ly commence their farewell engagemént in New York, at Palmo’s Opera House, this evening. All the elegant and daring achievements on the tight rope—the admirable dancing, and vaudeville performances, in which they so ominently excel, will be given this evening, to-morrow, Thursday and Friday. The Ravels have engaged an ex- cellent vaudeville company to assist them. Castux Ganven.—Castle Garden, large as it is, will scarcely contain all who will desire to witness the excellent bill of amusements that is put forth tor this evening, and which will be by the celebrated Lehman family, incinding Mr. Winther, and the vaude- ‘The Senate. ‘Whigs in italice—Half-end-Haif in amall eapitals—Demo- cratsin roman. ville company, including Mr. Waloott,,Mr. Holland, &c., ko. 'e refer our readers to the amusement columns for the particulars. French & Heiser are determined to secure a good share of patronage. Cuatuam Tnzatre.—The Adelphi company, who delighted the patrons of the Chatham for the last week, are to commence their re-engagement this evening, and will perform the laughable piece, ‘‘ A Man about Town,” “The White Horse of the Peppers, or, the Irish Guide,” and “Born to Good Luck.” In mentioned plece Mr. Brougham will sing the “Boys of Kilkenny,” and the “ Groves of Blarney.” Musical. Minerva Rooms.—The Original Virginia Serenaders consisting of Messrs. Myers, Winnemore, Kelly, Solomon’ Sandford and Horn, will make their first appearance in this city, this evenings at the Minerva rooms, Broadway. The ramme includes some twenty of the most ad. ro melodies, and o burlesque opera entitled "Admission twenty-five cents, Sporting Intelligence, Cuatuexar To THe Woap.—We find the following challenge to the world in a Columbus paper :— A Banter 10 tHe Woaup.—We the undersigned, will match Miss Forte against amy other race horse in the world, for any sum from one to five thousand dol- lars 9 side. half-forfeit—two mile heate—to be run over the Columbus course, the 1st day of November next. This proposition is open until the 20th of ber next—Jesse Ivey, A. B. Moore, F.A.Henry. Columbus, Mississippi, July 27, 184 City Intelligence. Tur Weatuen.—Yesterday was such a day as we are seldom favored with at this season of the year. The “hermometer rose at its highest to 80 degrees, but we had an agreeable breeze throughout the day which ren- dered the atmosphere cool. Hoboken, W! burgh! Staten Island and various agreeable retreats in the vi- einity and suburbs of our city, were crowded with citi- zens of all ages and sexes, enjoying the fresh air. Tue Cuinese Junx.—We were informed by Captain Kellett, a day or two since, that the Chinese Junk will positively not remain open for exhibition, after this week. He has made up his mind to leave here as soon as possible, in order, if possible, to reach England before the equinoctial storms commence. We are that she will leave us so soon, for there are thousands of people in different of the country who would gladly ar themselves of the ee cn of seeing her, ifshe wouldremain here longer, or until it sulted them to come to the city. The English consignees have com- leted the arrangements for her exhibition in London, verpool, &c., and the risk of disappointment Mr. Kel- lett is not willing to run. Where ane tHe Staves ?—The two slaves, Jose da Costa and Jose da Rocha, who were both remanded to the oustody of the captain of the vessel by Judge kd- wards, on the writ of habeas corpus for a farther hear. ing. The captain supposing that they would be safer than on board his ship, caused them to be looked up in the Eldzldge street jail, under the charge of Joseph Cor- nell, one of the dgputy Sheriffs. On last Sunday night, a week ago, the two slaves were beth abducted from the jail In a manner, too, which shows conclusively, that a wrong exists somewhere, which certainly for a thorough investigation. Why is it not done? Surcrpe.—Coroner Walters was called yesterday to hold an inquest at No. 52 Centre street, on the body of Edward Doherty, o native of Ireland, aged 49 years, who committed suicide in the upper story of hisdwel- ling, on Saturday night, by hanging himself The de- ceased has been quite intemperate for some time past, mi "stutfo.™ and made an attempt to hang himself about a week ago, when he was discovered, and his designs frustrated by hlewife. Verdict, in wecordance with the foregoing te, Astronomical Nationau Onsenvatory, Wasninoron, August 12, 1847, Sim—The new planet discovered on the first day of July last, by the same Mr. Hencke who first discovered Astrea, was observed here last night with the equatorial, and on the meridian with the west transit and German clrele. It was first observed the night before with the e uato- rial alone, The star of comparison used by this iustru- ment on each night is in R. A.—I7h. 4m. 558, 46 (7.4 mag ) Beesel’s sone, 255. Al (ta of the new planet corrected for re- traction by ol rations of August 10th and 11th :— % Mean time, Washington. R.A. Deel. south. hem. %. jem 8 hom Augast 10, soo 39250 © 16 55 1728850 FG August ies ss ees sB 17 389 16 89 28877 A § Obs'r Prof August ., 27% 39 16 95 28.28) Beecher me- Oridvanpass'ge a'r Prof. August Ihe. c eee 7 96 99 16 99 28.33) lajor_meri- jan passage. This planet is also an asteroid, and is the sixth of the system. It is of the 9.10 magnitude, and the telescope Presents it without any dirk. Prof. Rumker, of Hamburg, in a letter of the 9th ult. communicated to me the first intelligence with regard to this planet; but the weather has been such as to prevent an earlier observation upon it here. In looking over my observing book, | find that, from July 16th to August 10th, | have been enabled to observe during one night only. Respectfully, &e , M. F. MAURY, Lieutenant United States Navy. Hon. Jno. Y. Mason , Secretary of the Navy French Coins. There was an error in your table of French tga, Ser The franc is rightly put down at 100 centimes. But when you come to the fifth line below this, you put down the ventime at | cent—but ite rea) value is not over one fifth of one cent “ U) 1853 Jet 851 Sa ok 4 ia ~ Johnaon, 149 4 1833 ARKANsAs. Sevi 1849 vs 1853 Connecticut. ing Ls Torey, 1851 Joly M. Niles 1819 ae) J.W. Huntington, 1851 Kewrucny. New Yorx. John J. Crittenden, 1849 Jon A Die 1819 Joseph R. Underwood, 1853 Nel Dickinson, 1451 _ Ono, jew JERSEY. William Alien, 1849 Wm. L Dayton, 1851 mas Corwin, 1851 Jacob W. Miller, 1853 __. MICHIGAN. Penwsvuvania. Lewis Cass, 3851 Simon Cameron, 189 1853 Daniel + 1851 DeLawane. 1819 lohn M- Clayton, 1061 1891 resley, a 1853 a . 1819 lames fl. Pearc: 1849 1853 verdy Jol ast 1819 James M. 1851 1851 Robey M.T. Hunter, 1059 ORTH CAROLINA 1849 WE dengan” ss # 7B ’ ex Sout Canotina. jomas J. Rusk, 1851 1849 Democrat, 1853 1853 Towa. EORGIA. 1951 Walter T. Colquitt, 1849 1853 House of sentatives. ‘Whigs in italics—Natives in small capitals—Democrats Py in roman. INR. jonTH CaRouina. 1 David Mammous, 7 clan — len. 3 Hiram Belcher, 3 Danie: M. tt 4 _ 4 Augustus H Sheppard, 5 ee 5 Abraham Venal 7 Hezekiah Williams. New Hamrswine. Sout Carouina. ie 4 i 3 Joseph A. Woodward, 44. D. Sims, 4 Armistead Burt, 6 E. Holmes, 7 R.Barmylt Hhew. KORGIA, 1 Thomas B. King, 2 Al'red iverson, . 3 John We Je Haralson, 4 John H. Lumpkin, 5 Uicsender ¥ Steph lexander ens. @ 8 Rovert Toombs. 9 wiriemas Hale, ALABAMA. 10 Joseph Grinnell. 1 John Gayle, Kuope Istanp. 2 Henry W Hilliard, 1 Henry ¥. Cranston, 3.5. W. Harris, 20 48 W. Inge, Connecticut. 5 George 8. Houston, 1 James Dizon, ¢ Wie Ww. Cobb, 2 Samuel D. Hubbard, 7 F. W. Bowden. 3 John. Rockwell, “ARKANSA 4 Truman Smith. 1 Robert W Joho: New Youg. Tennessi 1 Frederick W. Lord, 1 Apdrew Johnso 2 H.C, Murphy, 2 W. M Cocke, 3 3 John Crozier, 4 Wil Maclay, 4. L.W. Hub, 5 FA Tallmadge, 5 George W. Jones, 6 D.8. Jackson, 6 — 7 William Nelson, 7 Meredith P. Gentry, 8 Cornelius Warren, & George W. Barrow. 9 Daniel B. St.John, > — 10 Buiakim Sherrill, » — M Peer H. Sylvester, Fi fie te 12 Gideon Reynolds, Mussissires. 13 J.J. Stingertond. 1 — 14 Orlando Kellogg, z2— 15 Siduey Lawrence, - = 6 Hugh White, ignite 17 George Petr Kentucky. 18 Joseph Mullin. 1 Lynn Boy 19 Wm. Goll: 2) kamu . Starkweather, yl 22 Aushar Birdsall, 5 TK Thom 23 William Duer, 6 Green Ada: 24 Daniel Gott, 7 Garnett Dunc 25 Harmon 8 Conger, 8 Charles S. Morehead, 26 Wn. T. 9 Kichard Fren 27 John M Holt 10 John P. Gaine! 28 Elias B. Holme Louisiana. 29 Robert L. Ro 1 — 30 Daniel Rumsey, 2 _ aL dley Marvin, 3 oe 32 Nathan K. Hall, 4 Ono. 1 James J. Farran, 2 David Fisher, 1 James G. Hampton, 3 Robert C_ Schenck, 2 W A. Newell, 4 Richard 8. Camby, 3 Joseph Edsall. 5 William Sawyer, 4 John Van Dyke, 6 Rodolphus Dickinson, 5 Dudley 8. Gregory. 7 Thomas L. Homer, PERNsyLvania- 3 James L ‘Taylor, 1L.C. Levin, 9 Thos. O Edwards, 2 Joseph K Ingersoll, 10 Daniel Duncan, 3 Charles Browa, 11 John K, Miller, 1¢ 12 Samuel S. Vinton, 6 7 8 9 17 George Fries, 0 18 Lahmel Lahm. Beer loshua a MES, 21 Joseph M. Root. TcHIGAN. 1 Robert MeCleliand, 3 Kingsley L. Bingham. 18 Andrew Stewart, 1 wlone Soe 9 Jol jann, isha had 20 John Dickey, 2 Thomas J Henley, 21 Moses Hampton, 3 J.L. Robinson, 22 J. W. Farrelly, 4 Caleb B, Smith, 23 James Thom: 5 Wm. W Wick, 2 Alecander ; & George G. Dunn, DeLawane. 7 KW, Thompson, 1 John W Houston. 8 John Fgh Manyiann. 9 Chas. W. Cateheart, 10 William Rockhill. TuLiwots, 2 eter a MeClemard lames A. MeClernard, 3 Orlendo B, Ficklia. 4 John Wentworth, ‘Win. A. tiichardson. mas J Turner, sabraham Lincoin. es B. Bowlin, in Jameison, es L. Green, eee sau OMAR EWHK SosuEH 1 Wm. Thompson, 2 Shepherd Leff. Oneaon. 1 — SCONSIN, Police Intelligence. Charge of Buying Stolen Goods.—Constable Ji ofthe 4th ‘arrested Saturday night,’s woman called Margaret |, who keeps a suspicious “ crib” at No. 61 Cross street, Somer with her barkeeper, David Winn, on a charge o! buying and receiving stolen goods from the fact, that on searching her premises the officer found several pieces of linen and other articles, made up ‘ef linen identified by Mr, Samuel Beman, No. 129 Nas- Seteianiety monte ear beers tered jin Apr! ive leves, ing Sans Peay, shirts and linen, valued at near $300, One of the shirts was found on the persen of Winn when arrested. Justice Drinker held them to bail to answer. Arrest on a “Touch.”—Officers Norris and Bloom, of the chief's office, arrested yesterday * young man. calling himself Wm, Moore aliss Bouquet, on « charge of “touching” a man by the name of Holton, on Friday night last, of $205 in bank bills, while in a “badger erib located at No. 131 Cedar street, where he was in duced to enter by a ‘she badger,” called Caroline Smith, who is also arrested, and locked up on the charge. Justice Osborne locked him up for a further examination. “Arrest on a charge of Highway Robbery.—Captain Hot and officer McCorde, ef the 5th ward, arrested ‘on Saturday last a young man by the name of Stewart ‘Wilson, on » charge of having knocked down s man in the city of Albany some few months ago, stealing from his person a gold watch, and has since evaded the eye of the police until Saturday, when the above vigilant o »\- cers “nabbed”? him in Canal street. Captsin Perry detained the accused to await a requisition trom the authorities of Albany. m4 Charge of ‘Stabbing. Officer Allen, of the 10th ward arrested on Satur night, a boy called William Brown, on a charge of stabbing another boy by the name of ‘Thomas Eastburn, with a pen-kuife, in the left arm, inflicting a severe wound. Justice Ketcham locked him up for trial. Stealing Money.—Officer Kelly, of the 17th ward, ar- rested on Saturday night, a fellow called Patrick Good. man, on a charge of stealing $17 from Michael King Justice Ketcham locked him up for (rial, Miscellaneous. ‘The distinguished architect, says the Buffalo Commer- cial Advertiser, who from conrotentiousscruples, refused to furnis! plan for a Unitarian Church st Boston, called lately upon one of our citizens, to purchase lum- ber. Unfortunately for the transaction of business, the Buffalonian professed tq have conscientious scruples against selling lumber to be used for Trinitarian pur- poses. The ship Vancouver, which cleared this forenoon for Canton, has as a part of her cargo, about 1000 bales do- menties ‘and 1630 pigs of lead, Boston Traveller, Aug. th. An L LD. was conferred upon Samuel F. Vinton, M. C. of Obio, at the late Marietta College commencement. Ten graduates. Itis stated in the Uley county T'ribune, tha Colonel a in his late speech at In: ndence, declared thet he had not been a candidate for a political office in fe! years, and would not be for the next seventy- seven. Bioopy Barrie. ¢ Iris, a paper published in Minden, in the parish of Claiborne, says, in the number of the 24th ult. that it was creditably in- formed that morning, ax the paper was going to press, that a bloody fight took place at the Dorchete Bridge. near the line of the parish, on Thursday, the 22d ult , at 10 o'clock in the morning. There secms to have beep two parties, numbering some twelve or fifteen men, who mutually agreed to icet at this bridge and settle some old difficulties by fighting with rifles, Two men were killed on the wpot. Their names; were Hardy Miller, end 4 Mr. Simpson. Mr. Watly received s wound in the abdomen, su; to be mortal. Mr. Price was dan- gerously wounded. Mr. Robert Sawyears had two fin- gers shot of, and some others were wounded, whore namesthe [viv did oct learn. The runner who came to ne for medical afd edge that some tiaty ehots we Tue Istumvs Canat ts, Tae Odkdow Raitaoin.— We have published, heretofore, several elaborate articles on the subject of connecting the Atlantic and the Pa- cific oceans, by canal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and as these essays appear to have excited a very strong Jaterest in the public mind, we extract the following re- view of the subject trom the speech of Wm. M. Hall, Eaq,, at the Chicago Convention, who advocated before that body the passage of resolutions in favor of the plan of Mr, George Wilkes, of this city, for a national rail- road, through the great South Pass to the Pacific, which resolutions were subsequently passed in committee of the whole, Aftér demonstrating the importance of the subject he rose to discuss, Mr. Hall thus alluded to the successive efforts to turn the Isthmus to account :~ A substantial experience had proved whichever nation should forestall the world —_ ion of the shortest route to the riches of the ) would win the diadem of commerce and wield the sceptre of the seas. for the Hence the struggle of con! last four pees and hence the proposal of the most sanguine even to cleave the continent itself to accom- plish the des gn. Indeed, of latter foe though Britain with commendable enterprise still despatches ‘explor- ing squadrons to the North pole in the hope of attaining the object even through the F1: Zone, it has gener- ally N ranP grr ng 8 that widek ty trace pas: 6"? col only socom ry aration of the Isthmus in the Gulf of Mexico. While, how- ever, this opinion was strengthening itself upon the successive — of every new expedition, s se- secret but mighty reformer was at work. A reformer, destined not oaly to crerthrew, ell theacies of pozaical seience, but grap) great to crush the mountains with a conqueror’s step, and make the rugged wilderness more humble to its purpose than the cringing sea. used in their ordinary speo- ulations to wonder at terrific progress of this young Titan of the latter day. They saw him pluck out the free ae up and fling aside the seated bills, and with the rejoicing sons of _—— in his train, made wa: into the body of the continent with a step of a bride going to his chamber ora prince to occupy his throne. It was then that the grand thought burst sim- ultaneously upon several ‘minds t that the generous mon. ster who had already made one half of the continent subject to his power, could alse pierce with equal ease the other half, and consummate in favor of the new le for whom he had already done so much, the bril- t hope which had so long d the ination of mankind. The fancied advantages of the Isthmus were forgotten or despised, and the most reluctant were ready to concede, that if the rail car could sail upon the surface of the land with more speed, more safety and Jess cost than the ship could navigate upon the ocean, there was no further need to seek for straits or permeat- ing gulfs to enhance the peril and delay, or to narrow our Advantages by ® tedious deviation to some narrow . . . * * * It seem strange, Mr. President, that with brilliant destiny before Promise alike to vortion of the. Her silo there ise every ion of the Republic, sheuld be those who agitate the almost obsolete idea of the Isthimus route, I can hardly bring myself to belleve however, that @ project so unwise and 60 at variance with our true interests, can be seriously entertained, but if it be, think I may venture to advise its osteusible proposers to abandon it at once. The close calculating, straight ahead spiritof our people will never be content to circumnavigate balf the continent in perilous route, when they may go aay, straight across it; nor will they consent to the expenditure of some fifty millions in a foreign country and for'foreign benefit, when the same amount may be spent among our o¥n people, and secure an avenue within our own control. I have said fifty millions, Mr. President for it will be seen that tothe small good looking estimate for the Mexican canal, must be added the advantages wo shall be obliged to resign in the treaty with Mexico, to secure from a nation so jealous in regard to territory, a right of way which ‘they will be so reluctant to concede. “But if we should conquer and as the route 2"? some gentleman may say in reply : ‘Weil, Mr. President, if we should conquer it, and conquer on until we come to South Americs, | would still look up the entire line of coast from permeation, and thus ensure the course of trade to the direct and consistent parallel of 42 degrees. Why need we deviate an inch to follow the ocean, when the land will serve us better? Why wish to pitch and tous upon the billows, at the rate of ten miles tue hour, wheo we can more safely sail at the rate of thirty and forty and fifty upon the land? Why put to sea in the AUlantic, to strain almost side by side with England, for the same point, and there wait with her and with the whole crowd of commercial customers, our turn to be admitted through ? It has been said, however, that the West will not be forced tb the Atlantic coast, but will send its commerce down the Maaslonipyt, and push it throughjinto the Pa- cific by the Isthmian route. Well,so it may, but if it does, it must still send it through sweltering heats and torrid latitudes, and who shall say that the returns of Asiatic stores will get back and sscend the eecesipas with the same facility? Who shall say tbat the West will then carry forany but herself? The Northern rail- road will roll golden stream of commerce by their doors, but the Mexican canal will confer this advantage upon others, and while it does so, will not only deprive ie West of its promise of the carrying trade, but open ® passage in the continent to slip through foreign bot toms to compete with Western ships upon the Western Ocean. Why, sir, this is the rival passage ; insignificant it is true, if the railroad be built, but calculated to postpone the railroad and its advantages indefinitely, and to oblige the United States to maintain in common with other powers, tremendous fleets upon the pestilent coasts of the Gulf to preserve the integrity of the grand canal. Retlect, sir, for a moment, and tell me if in time of war we could always hope to masters of this passage, or at any rate if we could remain so without cost? With these remarks | shall leave this portion of the subject, but-it is not proper I should conclude it alto- gether, without stating my entire disbelief of the rumor, that this strange project of a Mexican can be se- riously contemplated by our government. If it emana- ted from the government at all, 1am rather inclined to regard it merely as a cabinet feeler, the whole object of which is to test the public mind, as to how far it will do © to enlarge the boundaries of freedom” in a southerly direction. Indeed, | am disposed to ascribe it to uny- thing, rather than to believe that an adininistration which is so extremely dubious on the constitutionality of national improvements, should risk burning its fingers by dipping its hands into the national treasury, to build # foreign improvement, ina foreign country, by foreign hands, and for foreign benefit. It may be said that they will not be able to compete with usin this way, but it must be borne in mind, that when this road is opened, the shortness of the passage around the world, will increase the carrying cupacity of the commercial marine tribly beyond its wants. t before took four to five months to accomplish, will then require but thirty-six diys : consequently one third the number of ships can do it. Eur pe would, therefore, send her idle bottoms into the Pacific at the mere cost of navigating them. Benton County, Fa., July 16, 1847. The Slavery Question.—Opinions at the South. In your weekly paper of 29th May, 1847, is inserted the substance of a speech made by the Hon. Thomas H. Ben- ton on the 13th May, 1847, at St. Louis, Missouri. In this speech I think the Senator has made use of the high intellect with which nature has endowed him, to mystify the people im respect to the precise views of John C. Cal- houn, who moved the resolutions to which Mr. B. refers; ‘and also in respect to the interpretation the South or slave States have,or mean to put upon those resolutions. By the ordinance of 1787, slavery was prohibited north west of the Ohio; and by the act of 3d March, 1820, it is probibited north of 36 deg. 30 min., north latitude. These enactments the slave States acceded to, and looked upon the last concession to tyranny as a settle- ment to the question; but, as one concession to tyranny, or rather to a power determined to deprive you of your Hberty, only begets more exorbitant demands, the aboli- tion party persevered, and again challenged the slave States by the fanous Wilmot proviso whichjwas attached tothe three million bill and pessed by the House of Representatives—this, if paseed into a law, wonld have e cluded all slave owners from the right to emigrate to the territories of the United States, as well south as north of 36 deg. 30 min. north latitade; and it was time for the slave States to come.forward in defence of what few rights yet remained to them south of line. ‘The Wilmot proviso and Mr. Benton’s speech, botb inculcate the doctrine that the United States is forei to her territories, and ¢ converso, also that the public domain is not the common property of the United States. The constitution of the United States, art. 4, sec. 3, clause 1, eays :—* The Congress shall have the power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the Unite. States; and nothing in this constitution shall be 80 con strued, as to prejudice aify claims of the Uuited States or of any particular State.” Ii Mr. Benton is really a0 much for the Union, as be says he ie, why did he not stigmatice the Wilmot proviso as @ fire braud? This was the beginning of the controversy, and both that ana the resolations were efforts to compel Congress to as sume, a8 to the first, the exercise of unconstitutional powers, and in respect to the second, a position that would at least guaranty to the slave States their common rights in the Union, until they thought proper to give them up, as in 1787 and 1820, | leave it to any man ot sense tu swy, which would be more likely to subvert the Union, the abolition proviso of the House, or the manly stand of the slaves States by their rights and the con- stitution in the Senate? Did the constitution create the {nstitution o 1 Did Congress create slavery? Did New York, nia and Massachusetts create slavery as three in ono! If they did not, they cannot abo States created slavery each for itself before they came lish it :for no man or set of men can destroy that which be- longs to others, and escape with men, The into the Union; and when they oome into the Union was there an express agreement that the slave States should ve, at any time, excluded from the public domain’ The slave States did not ratify the constitution on those terms, but they will stand by the compromise, provided no attempt is made to force from them further conces- sions. Mr. B. bas taken the ground that the sla’ States are the movers in this matter, whereas the reeolu- d in defence He has also ions were br it forward in a fore oi » South. of whioh are false. | venture aoe eae South, or slave States, with John C. Cal- houn at ita head, will never refer to slavery, except in defence of their constitutional rights, and they, (their rights.) cannot be changed by any egotist in creation. Personal and Political. ‘Wo notice the arrival at the City Hotel, of Capt. T. D. Shaw, United States Navy, who was the gallant Com- mander of the United States schooner “ Petrel,” at the bombardment of Vers Crus. His services on that ooca- sion have placed himin thet ition, in which the coun- try will feel a sure guantee of his future services. Major General Patterson, of army of the United States, is now in Wasbington, jn fine health aud spirita. cibternt Oy toe by pry ei alg nna® “Massachusetts Politics. No movement has yet been made by the whigs of this State towards opening the campaign. | presume that ‘we shall soon bave s call fora Whig State Convention published, end I bave aslittle doubt that suche tion will be numerously attended, as I have of its being the scene of quite as animated a discussion as marked the sitting of a similar body last year. The “ new whigs’”” are in good spirits,'and are resolutely,bent upon mischief, if they can’t have their own way. How much at heart they have the cause of theslave, it is not possible to say; but itis very certain that they are making a very pretty. ‘thi of it, in advancing their own ends, It is uncom- ain Lat. to-witness the disciples of a self-denying philanthropy so well rewarded for their exertions, in spite of themselves; for to appear are actuated by anything like selfishness in their movements, would be ungenerous, and contrary to what we all know of hu- men nature. If these benevolent gentlemen obtain seats in Cor high executive offices, and the control of a es ‘vast means of influence, we aro to attri- ute such results to Providence, and bless it for makin; worldly success the child of # performance of a duty. It reminds one of what Jerrold says of similar re- wards of self-denial in the walks of private life. Speak- ing of one of his carats, he says—" He had the best cook, the rarest wines, the bandsomest horses, the most superb wife!’ It is a pleasure to know this; it is a con- ‘to all who, like ourselves, look anxiously into the hearts of men,to find the temperate and the unworldl; thus a ted ;*to see them thus providentially prioarre f You: hear a geod, lovely creature sing the praises of ure water—call it the wins of Adam when he walked fate has bestowed upon the hung 8 fat haunch or two in woman, he asks—what 1s all beauty bui hold the lawful bed-fellow of the querist; why, destiny has tied him to an angel—a perfect angel, save that, for a time she has laid aside her wings. Our heart thumps, our blood 3, when we find the lowly thus recom- pensed. Yes, it is delighttul to see those humble folk, who tunegtheir tongues to the honor of dry bread an water, com} by the gentle force of fortune, to chew venison. allow claret. But have the abolition whigs of Massachusetts all these things? you may ask. Some cf them they al possess, and it would seem that the remainder are about to be their’s. There is no doubt that the abo- litien element of whiggery is here fast obtaining the as- oendency; the best proof of which is, that Gen. Taylor is no longer talked of by the party as its candidate for the presidency, Those who remember how effectual the abolitionists were floored in the whig convention last year, but who have not paid much attention to our politiessince that time, may be surprised ea reading this; butavhat I say is true,if any opinion oan be re- lied upon that is formed from p careful perusal of whig papers, and from eonversin; ‘ith leading men of that yy.’ The regular abolition whigs are bold in their apguage, and donot hesitate to ayow that they would ‘a democrat as successor to Mr. Polk, to Gen. Tay- jor, wh they declare, is a Southern man with Southern principles; and the democrat upon whom their eyes are turned, is noless pcmer hore Silas Wright, rometime Governor of the State of New York. ‘The old whigs, if not absolutely frightened at this, are disposed, at least, rather to conciliate the abolitionists than to denounce them; and they allew them, without contradiction, to flourish their ¢ of anew conspiracy against the north, by such mien as Calhoun and Taylor, for that is precisely what all their writings amount to. ‘ere the old whigs to attempt to coerce their, abolition breth- ren after the ancient fashion,)I have no doubt the latter would leave the party in a body; and, should Col. Ben- ton succeed in forcing that gentleman upon the demo- orate ag thelr candidate for the presidency, give thelr support to Mr. Wright. Hence the soft aoswer which turneth away wrath, is preferred in treatin rather than the rod prepared for the fool’s back. Very little is said on the subject of gglecting a suc- cessor to Governor Briggs. That he will have a succes- sor is very evident; he has filled the place of “Supreme Executive Magistrate,” to adopt the felicitous phrase of Goy. Morton, for four years, which is held by some peo- ple ag reason enough for consigning him to the agreea- ble shades of retirement. But there are other reasons for shelving him. He has given unpardonsbie offence to the abolition whigs, and they have booked him for doomed. The head and front of his offending consists in the part he took in the formation of the Massachu- chetts regiment of volunteers, now in Mexico. Governor Briggs did little enough, heaven knows, in that business, and that little grudgingly, and only because he was and is too conscientious a man to disregard his oath of of- fe, It is pretty commentary on the everlasting gab- ble of our whigs about the sacredness of the constitu- tion, and theneoessity which existe fer having it ad- ministered by honest men, that they are ready to drop aman, whose only offence (if offence it be,) 1s that he did not disregard the constitution’s requirements, and had an absurd distaste tor perjury. 1 believe that were the whigs proper to rally firmly sround Mr. Briggs, and refuse to ullow him to be proscribed for an honest dis- charge of his official duties, they would be successful, and would maintain themselves in power throughout New England for some years to come. But they have not the nervy to act boldly. Perhaps the near approach of the idential contest has rendered them more timid than usual. They are haunted with the idea that they were defeated by the abolitionists in 1644; and they are now running into the fatal error of attempting to soothe those who will be satisfied with nothing short of the absolute control of the party. It was not aboli- tionism that defeated the whigs three years since. ‘The coalition of the whigs with the “ native Americans,” it was that killed Henry Clay, and led to the choice of J K. Polk. that greatest act of electoral folly ever per- petrated since the bramble was chosen king of the trees. Mr, Abbot Lawrence is the favorite of the old whigs for the office of Governor; and they will not be remiss in any thing likely to bring about his nomination, pro- vided always that they do not run s great chance, in so doing, of forever offending thelr high mightinesses, the abolitionists. These latter prefer Mr. Stephen C. Phillips, of Salem, a red-hot abolitionist of the most ultra school. He is the same gentleman whose nomination thoy #0 urgently pressed in the ycenventlon of ast year. Ho has higher-ciaims now tian he had thea to thelt support, from his having written a foolish letter to Capt. Forbes, of the Jamestown, in which he unpatriotically castigated the government of his own country for the delectation ot forei . So furious are ow ition- ists in their opposition to the Mexican war, that they seem to have lost all American feeling, and are ready to clasp to their bosoms any man who may chance to distinguished himself by the warmth of his opposition te his country’s cause. They prefer Mr. Corwin for the Presidency, not because he is a right-down, whole-souled fellow, which he is, however erroneous may be some of his political opinions; but because he made the bit- terest and most able speech delivered in Congress aim the war; and they are now reudy to put Mr. Phillips in nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, because, of all our public men, he has given the most unl eable evidence of his vehement opposition to all who have been engaged in the contest, from the Pre- sident and Gen, Taylor down to the mildest drummer in the service. It would excite no surprise were Mr. Phil- lips to receive the nomination, though the good men of the more reflecting portion of his party may prevent his success in the convention, Mr. Lawrence is the very realization of a whig of the old echool, and ought to re- ceive the nomination. J will mention here, that I have more than one whig express the wish that the no- mination might fall upon Mr. Charles Hudson, now, and for several years ‘a member of the U. 8. House of Representatives. A more judicious selection could not, on many eccounts, be made, as Mr. Hudson is a tho- rough whig, and at the same time sufficiently an aboli- tionist in his ideas to please the great bulk of that sec- tion of the party. But, as he is 4 prudent and cautious man, | doubt if he is very anxious to have his name go before the convention. Democrats here say that if their party. were well or- ganized, and on its old footing, such as it was before Polk ‘and Morton succeeded in grinding it to dust, as it were between the upper and the nether millstones, they would taking advantage of whig,dissensions, carry the State next November. Perhaps so; but I am inclined to think that it is precisely because of the taéal absence of strength from the democracy, that the whigs are ina distracted condition. The w: can afford to indulge in ths luxury of a family quarrel, now that there is no great party ne i. them, and ready to rush into any break t might happen to occur in their line. It was very different » few years ago, when our demooracy were used to poll some fifty-five thousand votes. An opposition of that degree of strength was to be kept from pomer only by presenting @ united whig front to them. ‘he best proof of the utter prostration of the democracy here, is to be found in the fact that the whigs have ceased to be united, and that they do not concescend to take into account, in their calculations, the existence of any such partyin their midst. ‘They have no fear that the democrats can under any circumstances profit from their dissepsions. Formerly, they r jed their adver- saries with that degree of respect which power in any of its manifestations must always command, as armed men, ready for any emergency, and panting for action and confident of ultimate success; now, they do not look upon them as having pith and marrow cnough to consti- Lute @ corporal’s guard of respectable scarecrows. Execrarc Tereckans x Exarany.—The Electric Tel- graph | ompany is now erecting premises in Lethbury. where the wires from the different railway stations will be brought under the streets to theirseveral departments, and where tho publio will have access fur the communi- cation of messages with the principal towns of the King- dom. Wo were yesterday invited to the temporary of- fices of the company in the Strand, to inspect the instru- ments and apparatus constructed for the various operu- cions connected with the trausmirxion of intelligence; vnd the contemplated schemes, when brought fully “into play, premise to realise advantages to the mercautile world, aa well us to private convenience, the extent of whieh defics ull calculation. We were shown an appa- ratus by which itis proposed to furnish the principal sub- sctiption-rooms of the towns within the compass of the colegraphs, either laid, or laying down, with daily’ ship. sharé, and Stock Exchange lists, current, and ali other fluctuating news of a like kind. The machine by which this is to be effected is capable of trausmitting from one thousand to two thoussnd letters a minute. It consists of a metal roiler, upon which presses a spring in connevtion with the wire extended between the two given points of communication. The roller being at- tached to one pole of the battery,and the earth to the other, the electric current flows continuously down the wire, but if a slip of paper, which is a nonconduotor, be placed between, with a series of holes punched out upon it, a8 long as the springs are separated from the roller by the paper, no current passes, but the paper being drawa rapt aly along ‘as the springs come in contact with the cylin’ by passing @ hole, a current of electricity trav- erses the wire, producing upon the paper at the obher end an analogous black mark, These rollers being set in motion by machinery so as to pasa three or four theu- sand perforations a minute, arranged according to & sy: tem, beneath the spring, # lengtaened correspouden may be pempiated in @ very short t! ‘The machines, it is said, will be so arranged, that the m yo will fly from one to the other,so as to transmit to more than ove place at the same moment. with them, plished there cannot be » sbadow of doubt, for the ex- amples that were submitted to us of the practical work- ing of the instrument wore ae satisfacto at a8 possible— ratification at the ae Ly “ee ae 20 lens ami ent than oot the process, which will 6 Vos an cise with wile se a tropti = Bostow, Aug. 14, 1917. | ‘That all this will be accom- | be put into comaruni: it not be to enumerate; while othens wil edtodes the tae rr] gezfond adang the raliweyanow ia. Gosport, ter, Cheltenham, bane oe Peterborough, Yormouth, Huntingdon, Hertford, Ne Coventry, ‘Wolver- Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, ,, Nottingham, Lincoln, Chesterfield, Bi Wisbeach,’ Lowestoff, Cambridge, = Rotherham, Wi Halitex, Darlington, New- a2o Sane Ebinburgh, ’ Glasgow, Searborough, pm stamford, og or S Ives, Ware, Col- Coutision ON Tux Sovnp.—We learn from George Kellinger, Esq., U. S. Mail Agent, that about four o'cleek this morning, as the steamer C. Van- jerbilt was off Hunt i seep, ia pelt pe ge bn t, she was [pater ly Ve Away some of the stays, and doin ithe ea vent the collision. iB. 14. popnlanity of spose vont have,sorely perplexed the wits of ri- om not,to be affected either by the crafts atreet, opposite Merehants Exchange, aid J. ¥. SAVAGE, 92 ver peucils, 9 cents to $1 56. Pens carefully repaired, holesale and retail deslers in all kinds of Gold Pens, i full 50 ce an the 3 3 ers Fecently made in their scale of prices carrying other damage. No blame in att 10 elther vease the very dense, and every effort made to pre” B Aug. 14. Richelt id Pens—Diamond Points—The dealers; and as cannot ii he: - ton, they are tow resorting to misrepressucation, ‘ie RET. leas, ts. 1 hs for sile, RESON ECO. 5 Willtum trees one Seen eee Bri ton aureet.. Levi Brown’s Pens $3, ‘ ehelieu's,$2, equal fo the best.’ Other Gold Peas witht: Gold Pens.—J. W. Greaton & Co., 72 Cedar New Vorky and 45 Cheattat street,” Pilaelohig er Pen and Pencil Cases, iuvite the attention of their assortment. eat reduction they have an 7 the reach of all, asking their prices “4 ihe prices of any othe vou that their rivals vell for $2, GRE ATON jor $i 0, ‘Traveling D: Cases—V'h: eding!, small ccapaedin ‘When the aatecribaga Wize. bined! co, ‘ing their usefal- thing necessary forthe toilet, without destro' iF ness, and some and substautial manner in which the: age made, render these eases, superior. 10 any manufactured. exainination cannot fail of being ateiaar ory G. SAUNDER! }ON, 117 Broadway. ries f Pen, Pocket, Deke ible et) of Pen, tnd Sporting, Kaife, with a large variety of choice -Htazors, which will be warranted to the purchaser. Also, Scissors, Nail Files, Tweezers, ke. G. SAUNDERS & SON 177 Broadway, a few doors above Courtlandt st. Harvey Burdell, M. D turned to the city, where his professional services tained as usual at his office and residence, 362 ‘Teeth! Tecth!—Timid and nervous persons, with decayed and aching teeth, who are des rous of having them extracted without pain, or those in want of teeth on ae ROWS Grand A Beautiful Article of Flour—We bave ex. amined some Flour st the store of Messrs. Dwight. Johnson & Co., 104 Brond street, which is ofa most superior quality. It was manufactured from selected wheat, expreasly for family by, Messrs. Beaumont & Hollingsworth, of Tewas in beautiful order, und well secured barrels, In fine fe surpass,, an ol olfered in this market for family use. |W. well adapted for shipment to the West Indies, as its good con- dition will guarrantee.its keeping in any climate, ‘The New York Inspectors have fixed the brand of extra quality upon it, ich it so well merits. We understaud that Messrs. Dwight, Johnson & Co. will cont ue to receive consignments of it from the euterprizing ho deserve great credit for g such an skoll an \d that such persons ry, will be able to p-o. n very reasonable term: we who have ted it in the pre-aration of domestic bread and pastry, speak of its ex- celleut character in the highest terms. A CONSUMER. Teeth: Teeth!!..Teeth inserted withont pain aud warracted good as the natural ones, for bicing and Inastication.A complete double set of best inineral tects on “ld plates, $50." A set of best minerel,on fuse gold plates, Single Wow from $i to'$5: by’ DE TONES, 10 Brondway oth, from $1 to $5, by Dr. JONES, 170 Brondway, comer of Malden Lane. . SatMon&’ta River. Stote of River, 4 feet 5 in. falling. 3 feet 6 in. 3 feet 7 in. falling. 6 feet standing es MONEY MARKET. Sunday, August 155 P. M. During the past week nothing of mportance has transpired in the stock market. Prices generally have been pretty firmly maintained, and holders have been pretty firm in their pretensions, there having been very few of the fancies thrown upon the market. The most important movement which we have noticed, is the stea- dy depreciation in Treasury notes. Since the close of last week there has been a decline of nearly two per cent, and the tendency is still downward. It was reported early in the week that the government brokers were sell- ing these notes, through their agent in this city, which with the complexion of the last quarterly report from the Treasury department, and the advices from the seat of war, have depreciated the market value of these notes very materially. ‘The rapid increase of expenditures on account of the war, the immense amount of debt alrea- dy contracted, and the strong probability of that amount being very largely increased before hostilities with feo terminate, have induced many holders of Treasury notes to realize at present prices, under the impression that they will sometime hence be able, if they wish, to come in again as purchasers at much less prices than those now ruling. The loans made at previous sessions of Congress, were supposed at the time to be sufficient to meet all the ex- penditures of the government on account of the war and every thing else, up to the Ist of July, 1848. The ex- penditures for the querter ending July lst, (1847 amount to about fourteen millions of dollars more than the receipts, notwithstanding the receipts from customs and other sources, were near equal to the estimates. ‘At this rate the last loan of twenty-three millions, ($23,000,000) will be completely consumed by the end of the present quarter—October lst, 1847. The first movement which Congress will be required to make will be to provide ways and means to carry on the war, ‘unless in the meantime we should succeed in buying or e@onquering a peace. We must prepare for the creation of « debt much larger than that we are now burdened with. There is no escape from it, The War and Navy Departments are, however, keeping a strict account of the expenditures, and the Treasury Department is giving all the necessary credits for revenue reovived, and other sources of in- come, and the balance, whatever it may be, will have to be liquidated to the last farthing, by the government and the people of Mexico. The people of the United States may rest assured that we shall receive from Mexico a quid pro quo for every dollar of expenditure on account of this war, principal and interest,and a pretty hand- some bonus into the bargain. Weshall,in a few days or wooks, have possession of all the principal points in Mexi- co The next move, after having established o military government in those places, will be to take possession of the gold and silver mines, and place a large force to pro- tect them, and increase the operators in working them. As soon as all these arrangements are perfected, it will become necessary to establish a tariff of direct taxes, to be levied for the support of the army of occupation, necessary for the preservation of any form of government wo may choose to give that country. The approaching session of Congress will settle all these questions, and it is our impression that some system will be adopted where- by the Treasury Department at Washington will bo re- lieved of @ vast deal of the outlay which has forthe past eighteen mouths drained it so freely. Military oontr!- butions have, in all ages, been resorted to for the pur- pose of sustaining an invading army; and unless our gov- ernment resortto the same system, and stop the expen- diture of money—raised by loans in our own country among the enemy, for supplies furnished our army, at most ruinous prices, there will be no end to the amount of public indebtedness a few months will create. 80 long as we expend from one to three millions of dollars per month, in specie, among the enemy, the presence of our army will be rathers desirable thing than an vil, a benefit rather than an injury, to be encouraged Ly the enemy rather than discouraged. The government of the United States have, from the commencement of the war, pursued steadily, amidet all the opposition to the contrary, conciliatory course; it | has purchased of the Mexicans and paid for every arti- cle necessary for the army, and avoided everything cal- culeted to injure the non-combatants of that country. We must, as soon as the city of Mexico is ovoupled by our forces, abandon this method of carrying on the war or i¢ will last till the crack of doom. We trust the Ex- ecutive or Congress will bring about an immediate rev- olution in this matter. The doubt and uncertainty that existe relative to our aflairs'with Mexico have bad rather a depressing inflacuce ‘upon the stock market, and until something more defin- ite Is known relative to the movements of our army and the progress of the negociations reported to have been | proposed by the Mexican Government, we cannot expect any improvement in prices or in extent of transactions. The annexed statement exhibits the quotations for the principal stooks in this market for each day of the past week, and at the close of the week previous, it will bo perceived that there has men no material veeiotton in | Vitec Navigation of the Ohio Places. Time. Louisville,